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'''''Singularity's Ring''''' is a [[science fiction]] by [[Paul Melko]]. The story is set in a future after a [[singularity]] event, which caused the bulk of humanity to disappear. The focus of this event was a huge [[space station]] which rings the [[Earth]], and we remains uninhabited after the singularity. Humans who remained on Earth have maintained an industrial technological base, and are working to re-enter space. The majority of humans are now [[genetically engineered]] to form ''pods'', groups of 2 to 5 individuals with the ability to form an emergent personality from those individuals. |
'''''Singularity's Ring''''' is a [[science fiction]] by [[Paul Melko]]. The story is set in a future after a [[singularity]] event, which caused the bulk of humanity to disappear. The focus of this event was a huge [[space station]] which rings the [[Earth]], and we remains uninhabited after the singularity. Humans who remained on Earth have maintained an industrial technological base, and are working to re-enter space. The majority of humans are now [[genetically engineered]] to form ''pods'', groups of 2 to 5 individuals with the ability to form an emergent personality from those individuals. |
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The story follows a young pod named ''Apollo Papadopulos'' who is training to become the [[captain]] a new starship which is to be launched soon. ''Apollo Papadopulos'' is composed of five teenagers, Strom, Meda, Quant, Manuel and Moira. The story moves between the points of view of each of these individuals, and that of Apollo itself. |
The story follows a young pod named ''Apollo Papadopulos'' who is training to become the [[captain]] a new starship which is to be launched soon. ''Apollo Papadopulos'' is composed of five teenagers, Strom, Meda, Quant, Manuel and Moira. The story moves between the points of view of each of these individuals, and that of Apollo itself. |
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The novel was awarded the [[Compton Crook Award]] award for 2009 by the [[Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc]]. <ref>http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsccw.htm</ref> |
The novel was awarded the [[Compton Crook Award]] award for 2009 by the [[Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc]]. <ref>http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsccw.htm</ref> |
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| Author | Paul Melko |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | February 2008 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 320 (Hardback 1st edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 9780765317773 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| OCLC | 171152643 |
Singularity's Ring is a science fiction by Paul Melko. The story is set in a future after a singularity event, which caused the bulk of humanity to disappear. The focus of this event was a huge space station which rings the Earth, and we remains uninhabited after the singularity. Humans who remained on Earth have maintained an industrial technological base, and are working to re-enter space. The majority of humans are now genetically engineered to form pods, groups of 2 to 5 individuals with the ability to form an emergent personality from those individuals.
The story follows a young pod named Apollo Papadopulos who is training to become the captain a new starship which is to be launched soon. Apollo Papadopulos is composed of five teenagers, Strom, Meda, Quant, Manuel and Moira. The story moves between the points of view of each of these individuals, and that of Apollo Papadopulos itself.
The novel was awarded the Compton Crook Award award for 2009 by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc. [1]
Publication history
- 2008, United States, Tor Books ISBN 9780765317773, Pub date February 2008, Hardcover [2]
- 2009, United States, Tor Science Fiction ISBN 9780765357021, Pub date April 2008, Paperback [3]
Awards and nominations
- 2009 Compton Crook Award winner
References
External links
- Review by Greg L. Johnson
- Review by Gwyneth Jones
- Review by Ryun Patterson
- Review by Max Falkowitz
- Review by Robert at Fantasy Book Critic
- Review by Mary Fitzpatrick
- Review by Harriet Klausner
- Review by Richard Gingell
- Review by Kenneth Andrews
- Review by Don D'Ammassa
- Review by Publishers Weekly
- Brief Synopsis and publication inforation in Locus' list of new books for February 2008
- Brief Synopsis an publication information
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